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we did this but not on purpose - my son didn't like purees or didn't like being fed. either way we had to start on finger foods. at around 8 months.

i used to buy those frozen mixed vegetables that had carrots, peas and corn with cut up pasta. he also loves canned green beans but i rinse them first. he is 13 months now so i just give him cut up whatever we are eating...meatballs, chicken, tacos. his favorite is pasta though and i cook it very soft so he doesn't have a problem.

My daughter is only 5 months old so technically too young for BLW but we're somewhat doing it anyways. My daughter is pretty small and does not show a huge interest in bottles but has definitely shown interest in food so we were going to start her on purees at about 4.5 months (based on talks with our pedi) but she absolutely hated pretty much any puree I gave her, particularly applesauce and bananas. We were out at a restaurant and she was staring down my food so I mushed up a pear (real soft but not quite a puree texture) and gave it to her and she loved it. We now do this with most of our foods. I'm feeding her right now because her grasp hasnt fully developed but because the food still requires her to chew etc I believe this will definitely help us when it comes time to fully start BLW.

We are doing a combination of baby led weaning and purees. We send purees to daycare and make sure to offer them in the evening (it makes him sleep longer). But we also give him the opportunity to play with his food. He will eat anything and adores meat. Last night we had Tilapia and sweet peas and pea puree. He has had broccoli, turkey, chicken, pears, apples, cucumber, squash, squash ravioli, green beans, and peas.